The Best Watergate Salad Recipe

This Watergate Salad Recipe is so good, it landed me a husband. This dessert, also known as pistachio delight, is a light creamy marshmallow fluffy salad made with pineapples and chopped pecans for the perfect dessert.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword dessert salad, watergate salad recipe

Prep Time 10

Chill Time 2

Total Time 2 10

Servings people

Calories 389kcal

Author Tanya

Equipment

hand mixer

Ingredients

8 oz cream cheese softened
1 cup heavy whipping cream
¾ cup powdered sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
3.4 oz instant pistachio pudding mix
3 cups mini marshmallows
20 oz crushed pineapple undrained
1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

Place cream cheese in a large bowl and beat with a hand mixer on medium speed until the cream cheese has become fluffy. This should take about 1-2 minutes.
Next, slowly pour heavy cream into the bowl while mixing on medium speed. Pour heavy cream about ¼ cup at a time until it is fully blended into cream cheese. Once all heavy cream is poured in, add powdered sugar and 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract and then mix until soft peaks form.
Add pudding mix, marshmallows, crushed pineapple, and chopped pecans and use a spoon or spatula to stir into the cream cheese mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 2-4 hours. Serve and enjoy.

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Notes

This salad can be made ahead of time. It can last on your fridge for up to 3-4 days.
This salad is similar to Waldorf salad or Ambrosia salad but with a totally different flavor profile.
You can substitute lime jello for pistachio pudding mix in the recipe if you prefer it.

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